In a new study from the Universities of Southampton and Edinburgh, researchers found that drinking coffee that is caffeinated (ground or instant) or decaffeinated is linked to a reduced risk of chronic liver disease.
They found that drinking any type of coffee was linked to a reduced risk of developing and dying from the chronic liver disease compared to not drinking coffee, with the benefit peaking at three to four cups per day.
In the study, the team used UK Biobank data of 495,585 participants with known coffee consumption, who were followed for about 10 years to monitor who developed chronic liver disease.
They found of all participants included in the study, 78% (384,818) consumed ground or instant caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee, while 22% (109,767) did not drink any type of coffee.
Compared to non-coffee drinkers, coffee-drinkers had a 21% reduced risk of chronic liver disease, a 20% reduced risk of chronic or fatty liver disease, and a 49% reduced risk of death from chronic liver disease.
The maximum benefit was seen in the group who drank ground coffee, which contains high levels of the ingredients Kahweol and cafestol, which have been shown to be beneficial against chronic liver disease.
Instant coffee, which has low levels of Kahweol and cafestol was also linked to a reduced risk of chronic liver disease.
While the reduction in risk was smaller than that linked to ground coffee, the finding may suggest that other ingredients, or potentially a combination of ingredients, may be beneficial.
The authors suggest that future research could test the link between coffee and liver disease with more rigorous control of the amount of coffee consumed.
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The study is published in BMC Public Health. One author of the study is Dr. Oliver Kennedy.
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